Job Description

Our client, a leading building construction company in Africa which has delivered numerous public, industrial, commercial, and residential projects meeting the needs of their clients within their budget is currently looking to hire a proactive Quantity Surveyor to aid its operations in Ghana.

ROLE PROFILE

The successful candidate will be expected to price bill of quantity for projects tendering for by the company. He will also be in charge of preparing monthly project evaluation reports.

DUTIES

• Would be expected to execute at least two projects with the value of 500 Million Naira (10 Million Cedis) each, or a single project with a value of 1 Billion Naira (20 Million Cedis) as the QS in charge for a construction company
• Will be expected to draw up reports on changes to work and contractor’s claims.
• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities
• Analysing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports.
• Preparing and analysing costing for tenders
• And duties as assigned by superiors.

Required Skills or Experience

EDUCATION

• BSc. and HND Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in similar role.

REQUIREMENT

• Understand the different types of bonds and where they are applicable – Advance Payment, Retention, Performance, Bid etc.
  • Know how to prepare material and labour schedule
  • Be able to prepare BOQ with rates taking off with project drawings
  • Have good understanding of how to perform cost control analysis,
  • Should have leadership skills, good communication, technical and engineering skills.
  • Have excellent understanding of grades of concrete with their mix ratios
  • Have excellent understanding of how to prepare valuations and variation claims
  • Understand what terms like penultimate valuation, half moiety, LAD, etc.
  • Understand how to price project preliminaries in relation to extension of time
  • Know the various methods of valuing preliminaries for an ongoing project
  • Understand the preambles and conditions of contract – FIDIC , SMM and JCT
  • Know the various types of contracts – Fixed, Fluctuating, All inclusive etc
  • Understand site materials inventory management and control.